Walkthrough

  The Security doors that lead inside the Reactor are locked so talk to Biggs and Jessie who break the security code for you. Pick up a Phoenix Down in the right control room before you go inside the elevator.

  Take the elevator down inside the Reactor and Jessie will give you the lowdown on how to jump on and off ladders. Grab a Potion sitting just in front of Jessie's sentry position. (Note-all through the game Cloud and his group will find very useful things lying around on the ground, so if you see anything that sticks out pick it up) (Battle Note-most of the enemies around are machines so use Bolt on them for a greater hit %).

  After going even deeper inside the Mako Reactor you'll see your very first Save Point. Make sure and save your guy now because there is a pretty tough boss coming up.

  Before you go to the computer pick up the Restore Materia lying in front of it. When Cloud Sets the Bomb you'll be thrown into a boss fight with Guard Scorpion.

  Guard Scorpion- Level 12, HP 800, MP 0: Have Cloud cast Bolt while having Barret just use his normal attacks. After a while he'll lift his tail up where Cloud will warn Barret not to attack. Wait until he lowers his tail again or he'll hit you with a Tail Laser that can take up to 75 HP to both fighters. Other than that he shouldn't be much trouble.

  After defeating Guard Scorpion Cloud has only 10 minutes to get out of the Reactor before the bomb goes off. If you don't just sit there with your thumb up your butt that should be plenty of time.

 Climb up the ladders and you'll see that Jessie has her foot stuck. Take the time to help her out or you won't be able to get past the security doors. When you get back to the doors talk to Jessie and Biggs again to unlock them. Cloud and his party get out of the Reactor just before the bomb blows.

  Nothing much here except a few people to talk to so grab a Potion before moving on to the streets where a bunch of guards are waiting to ambush Cloud. You can either fight them or run away. I'd say fight them just for the point of getting your levels up. But no matter how many Cloud takes out they get him surrounded but before they can move in Cloud makes a daring leap onto the moving train below.

  Looks like Cloud's Fake ID was faulty the security alarm has gone off early. Now you only have 10-15 seconds to move on to the next cart before you'll be forced to jump off (it's not big deal if you don't make it you'll just have a longer walk on the tracks). If you want to take the time you can get some items by talking to the other passengers on the carts.

  In the first car, talk to the bum in the back and he'll give you a Phoenix Down. In the next car talk to the guy in the front and he'll give you a Hi-Potion. In the third car a guy will sometimes try to pickpocket you, you can either force him to give it back (which takes some time) or just forget about it and move on to the last car where you'll meet up with the rest of your party in disguise. Talk to Tifa and Cloud will jump off the train with her and Barret.

  Now that your on the tracks just head up until you see a gate with glowing bars. Since you can't get past that without setting off an alarm there is a chute to your left which leads into a vent that you can use to get inside a warehouse.

  You should have a pretty easy time getting around this Reactor because the design is very similar to that of Mako Reactor No 1. Jump down the Slide and head into the reactor core (the door at the bottom of the structure). On your way to the computer at the Reactor, Cloud will have a flashback about Tifa mourning her dead father. After Cloud recovers go to the computer and Cloud will set the bomb (there's no time limit this time). Climb back up the ladders to the place where you slid down and climb up the structure to the door at the top and take the elevator up.

  Enter the control room and you, Tifa, and Barret will have to hit the control pannell at the same time to open the security doors. (this shouldn't be that hard just press the O button until you all hit the pannell at the same time).

  As the party tries to escape they are cut off by Shinra SOLDIERS. Here you'll meet President Shinra himself where like all typical villains leaves you to fight against his little toy.

Air Buster- Level 15, HP 1200, MP 0: You'll have this guy surrounded but that doesn't make this battle much easier. Use your Limit Breaks to his back if you can. But if that's not possible just use your normal attacks and Bolt as much as possible. (Note-your hits will be much more powerful when your enemies back is turned to you). You'll get a Titan Bangle when you win.

  As soon as you win the Air Buster will explode leaving Cloud hanging on the edge for his dear life. There's nothing Tifa and Barret can do. When the reactor explodes Cloud falls down to the Slums below.

  Reno of the Turks was hired to kidnap Aeris and bring her to Shinra. Escape through the back of the church and up the stars and Aeris will follow except when a guard starts shooting she slips and falls to the bottom. You can tell her to Run, fight them herself, or hold on a minute and go to the rafters to push barrels off to hopefully land on the guards. You'll have to do this three times and Aeris will come up and join you up on the rafters.

  After escaping through a hole on the roof Aeris will explain her dilemma and have Cloud take her back to her house in Sector 5.

  In the Garden around Aeris house pick up an Ether and a Cover Materia before going inside.

  Once inside you'll meet Aeris mother and she'll ask you to sneak out in the middle of the night so Aeris won't get her heart broken. When sneaking out don't run but walk and there's a squeaky part on the floor right in front of Aeris room so be sure to avoid that.

  After sneaking out head to Sector 6 but wait Aeris is already there and you'll be forced to take her along with you. When in Sector 6 Cloud and Aeris will take a break where she'll talk about her old boyfriend. After a while you'll see Tifa in the back of a Wagon drug by a Chocobo headed for Sector 7. Cloud's pretty curious where Tifa was headed so he and Aeris follow it to the Wall Market.

  Each night the Don picks one out of three ladies to "join" him for the night so even though Cloud can get into the mansion with just a dress and a wig if you want him to be picked by the Don he needs to look his best by gathering certain items around town.

  First Cloud needs a dress so go into the dress shop which is in the the top left building in the lower portion of the town. Talk to the person who works there and he'll tell you that his father who makes the dresses has lost his lust for it and spends his days drinking at the bar. Go to the tavern which is in the upper part on the left side and talk to the owner of the dress shop who is hunched over on the bar. Aeris will tell him about Cloud's desire to be in drag so tell him to make you a silk dress (something that feels soft and shimmers).

  Now for the wig go to the local gym which is in the upper part of Wall Market and talk to Big Bro is is also into crossdressing. But he won't just let you have it you have to beat another of the muscles heads a doing squats. Beat him to get the blond wig, but if you tie you get a dyed wig and if you lose you get a wig that's been kept in a very nasty place.

  Now to make Cloud look extra appealing your going to need some extra items. For the Cologne talk to the guy who looks like he's about to piss his pants in the tavern. He'll tell you that some lady has been in there all day so go to the restaurant and order any meal just make sure to tell them you like it and you'll get a pharmacy coupon. Go to the pharmacy and purchase some Digestive and give it to the lady in the bathroom and she'll give you some Sexy Cologne.

  Next head over to the Materia shop which is right across the street from the dress shop. The guy there talks to Cloud man to man about how he hates the owner of the Inn and wants to know what he sells in those vending machines. Tell him you'll find out and spend the night at the Inn. Buy the most expensive thing in the machine and bring it back to the guy in the Materia shop. As thanks he'll give you a Diamond Tiara.

  Now check out the Honey Bee Inn which is to the right of the entrance. You can't get in without a membership card so head back up and talk to the guy who can't seem to make up his mind and he'll give you his own membership card. Go inside and before you pick a room why not peek into some of the occupied rooms?? In one you'll see President Shinra doing something very "odd", in another you'll see a stuffed mog with cait on his head jumping up and down (wonder what he's doing there?). Go into one of the unoccupied rooms. In the &$#% room Cloud will have a psychotic experience and end up with some Lingerie. In the group room Cloud will take a bath with some ambiguously gay guys and end up with some Bikini Briefs. Before you leave head into the girls dressing room and have them put some Makeup on Cloud's face.

  Now go back to the dress shop and change into your new clothes. Cloud is looking pretty sexy now and Aeris changes into a different dress herself. Now why don't you go around town and check out all the guys reactions?? Head on up to Don Corneo's Mansion and you'll be able to pass. Tifa is in the basement so after talking to her one of the Don's stooges will lead you to line up in front of Corneo himself. If you got all of the items Cloud should be chosen to be the Don's date for the night. After a bit of chatting Tifa and Aeris will bust in and force Corneo to tell them that he's been hired by the Turks to find out where the Avalanche Hideout is and that the President plans to destroy the pillar support to crush Sector 7 completely. Go behind the bed to pick up a Hyper. Before you can leave Don opens a trap door which causes Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa to fall into the sewers to play with his pet Aps.

Aps- Level 18, HP 1800, MP 0: Aps strongest attack is the Sewer Tsunami which hurts him more than your party. Cast fire, use your normal attacks, and Cloud's Limit break Cross-Slash to paralyze for a bit.

  After beating Aps you'll need to crawl out of the sewers to get back to Sector 7 Slums in time to warn them of the President's plan. Some items you'll need to pick up on your way including a Steal Materia. Once you climb out of the sewers save your guy and make your way through the maze of trains by looking for girders and gratings to help you go through, over, and around the train wrecks. (In the train graveyard keep wandering around until you meet up with the Eligor and steal a Striking Staff- Aeris strongest weapon at this point).

  In the next section just hop into the two trains to move them so you can climb up the top and and go left into the Train Station.

 Reno is there setting the bomb and when he presses the button there is nothing Cloud can do to deactivate it.

Reno- Level 50, HP 25000, MP 200: Reno's best attack is to form a Pyramid around each of your party members. If all of your party is inside a Pyramid the game is over so make sure to attack your party member if he's inside the Pyramid to break it. Just keep your HP up and use Fire and Ice along with your limit breaks.

  After Reno Makes a break for it Tseng, the head Turk, makes an appearance and introduces his guest, Aeris. Aeris tells Tifa that Marlene is all right before Tseng Pimp slaps her and they escape as the Pillar above begins to explode.

  Things looks grim until Barret finds a wire that sets the stage for them to make a daring escape.

  When Elmyra is finished Barret will go upstairs to see Marlene, go meet him and now go over to the Wall Market to talk to the guy in the Weapon's Shop. He says he has some batteries that he found laying around for sale at 300. Even though they seem worthless you have to buy them or you won't be able to reach Shinra's HQ.

  Follow the screaming kids and you'll see a "Golden Shiny Wire of Hope" as Barret puts it. Climb up and stick in the batteries where you can. The most difficult part of the climb probably is the part about catching the swinging wire. Wait until right before it makes it's full arc to the left and jump and climb all the way up to the top.

60th Floor

  This floor is covered with Guards so you have to run between the statues while the roboguards are moving. First have Cloud sneak by  the guards then he'll motion for Barret and Tifa to do the same. You'll have to repeat this again for the next half then your home free to the next floor.

61st Floor

  In the lounge talk to the guy wandering near the stairs. Talk to him and say "......." and he'll mistake you for a repairman to fix the stuck door and hand you a Keycard for the 62nd floor.

62nd Floor

  In the library go talk to Mayor Domino in the left cubicle he'll tell you that you have to guess his password before he'll give you a keycard that will give you access to the 63rd, 64th, and 65th floors. Since you don't have any idea on how to figure out the password the Guard outside the Mayer's cubicle will tell you but for a very costly price. To save your money the clues are in the library itself. There are four sections in the library each dealing with a certain subject. In each of these Sections one book is out of place. Say in the Science section there will be one book about Weapons. Each book has a number in front of it. For example if a book says "6 City Planning" count to the 6th letter in the title so the key letter would be L. Get each key letter from the four sections and mismatch the letters for one of the words on the Mayors list. If you guess it on the first try he'll give you an Elemental Materia.

63rd Floor

  You can skip this floor if you want but if you want to get some items here's the procedure. Your keycard will only let you open 3 doors at a time (to reset go to the computer). Open the very top door and go left, then open the door right below you and head into the left room to grab your first coupon. Climb in the vent to the center room and grab a 2nd coupon. Exit that room and open the left security door to get the 3rd coupon. Exchange them for a Star Pendant, Four Slot, and an All Materia.

64th Floor

  This is where the Gym is. Here you'll be able to rest and save your guy and remember to check out the locker room where you can find some items including a Megaphone. Cloud has no use for a Megaphone and won't take it but remember it for latter on.

65th Floor

  This puzzle is pretty simple. Just check all the treasure chests until you find one that's not locked. Inside is Midgar parts so obviously stick them in the scale model of the City in the center room. Each time you place the parts another chest will open until you finally open the chest with Keycard to the 66th floor in it.

66th Floor

  Looks like the Shinra executives are getting ready for a meeting. Cloud would love to be able to hear what they were saying but the room to it is locked. Talk to everyone there and they'll give you subtle clues. Like how the meeting room stinks or that when your in the bathroom can you hear whispering? Get it? Go to the bathroom and climb up the ventilation shaft and now you'll be able to hear the executives talk about the demolished Sector 7 and their plans for Aeris. When the meeting is over climb back down to the bathroom and go up to the 67th floor.

67th Floor

  Follow Hojo to the stock room. When Cloud looks into a specimen tank he sees the headless Torso of Jenova. When Cloud regains his cool grab a Poison Materia and go up to the next floor.

68th Floor

  You'll find Hojo talking to Aeris and getting set to begin the next experiment when Cloud bursts in to free Aeris. Hojo raises a Lion like creature into Aeris's cell. Fearing for her life Barret starts shooting at the cell where the creature jumps out to attack Hojo himself. Red XIII introduces himself and offers to help your party escape. Send either Barret or Tifa to look after Aeris and fight one of Hojo's specimens.

Sample: HOS12 and Sample: HOS12-OPT- In front of the Boss there is a few smaller creatures in front of it, they aren't too much trouble so concentrate your attacks on the boss itself. If you have Barret use his normal attacks since he has a long range weapon for everyone else use your Materia spells except for Poison. Keep your HP up especially if one of your party members is poisoned.

  Select your Party and grab the Enemy-Skill Materia that's lying in the tank. Talk to Hojo's lab assistant and he'll give you the Keycard to for 68 before taking off. Now go meet down to the 66th floor and take the elevator. Whoops looks like Rude of the Turks isn't going to let you go anywhere.

  After being taken prisoner the Turks will take your party up to see President Shinra. Shinra will explain about the company's interest in Aeris, the Cetra, the Promised land and so on. When he's finished Cloud will find himself locked up in a cell with Tifa and everyone else in their own cells nearby.

  Walk to your door and talk to everyone. When finished Cloud will wake up to see that the door to his cell is wide open and a guard is lying dead nearby. Get Tifa and the rest of the team awake. Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris will follow read along the trail of blood up to the President's office. (When you look in Jenova's cell again you'll see that it's gone).

  Inside the President's office you'll see that Shinra is also dead with a huge Masamune sticking out of his back. Palmer comes running out of nowhere and after having been subdued by Cloud and Barret says he saw Sephiroth kill the President. Just then a helicopter lands on the roof.

  Go outside to see who it is and it's non other than the President's own son Rufus. After a long speech about ruling by fear and blah blah blah Cloud will tell everyone to leave while he stays to deal with Rufus himself.

  Leaving Cloud behind the rest of the party goes downstairs where Tifa will stay behind to wait for Cloud. Use the menu to exchange your materia. Give Aeris a Lightning and a Restore and Red at least one spell materia. Take Aeris to the elevator where you'll have to fight Hundred and Heli Gunner.

Hundred Gunner- Level 18, HP 1600, MP 0: Barret is the only one who can use his regular attacks while Aeris and Red won't be able to reach. Have Aeris use her Bolt and Red his materia for attacks.

  When you defeat Hundred Gunner he'll disappear and in his place will be Heli Gunner.

Heli Gunner- Level 19, HP 1000, MP 0: Even though this is a different foe use the same technique you used to beat the Hundred Gunner. After you win you'll be rewarded with a Mythril Armlet.

  After Aeris, Barret, and Red XIII have made it down to the elevator safely the scene switches back to Cloud and Rufus. When given the chance equip Cloud with a Restore materia and a linked Elemental with a Bolt in the armor.

Rufus- Level 21, HP 500, MP 0 and Dark Nation: Take out Dark Nation first because of his Barrier and Bolt spells. If you have the Elemental-Bolt in your armor you should be invincible to it. Rufus himself isn't that difficult so just keep your HP up until Rufus quits and escapes in his helicopter.

  Down below Aeris, Barret, and Red XIII can't get out of the building because the entrance is surrounded by Shinra Soldiers. Cloud and Tifa come to the rescue by hijacking some Shinra vehicles to high-tail it out of there.

  In this mini game it's up to Cloud to keep the SOLDIERS away from the car by knocking them down with your sword. More damage a character takes during this chase the less HP he'll have when it's over. There are two types of Shinra riders. The Orange ones go straight for the truck while the Red ones run away. Stay close to the car and make sure you know which type of rider he is before you decide to go after him.

  After a bit of this a huge machine starts chasing your party. A roadblock is keeping Cloud from escaping so your going to have to stay and fight.

Motor Ball- Level 19, HP 2600, MP 120: Quickly turn your group around before the Motor Ball runs you down to lower the damage. Hit it hard and fast with Bolt and your regular attacks. One of it's most powerful attacks is a Rolling Fire which can take around 250 HP points. Keep your HP points up and when you win you'll be rewarded with a Star Pendant.

  Cloud talks about when Sephiroth and him were on their way to Nibelheim to investigate the problem with a growing number of Monsters in the area probably due to the Mako Reactor. (You'll be able to fight with Sephiroth in your Party in the flashback).

  When they arrive Sephiroth lets Cloud go visit his friends and family the day before they head for the reactor in Mt. Nibel. Go to Tifa's house and check out her room. Go to the piano and read some sheet music. Does the melody sound familiar?? Try to play it yourself and remember the notes in case you'll want to play it again later. Go to her desk and read the note and you can explore the rest of the town like Cloud's mother's house and some stores.

  When your finished go to the Inn and rest up for the night. The next day Cloud gets to see Tifa again because she's been hired as their guide. One of the townspeople want's to get a picture of Sephiroth so pose with him and Tifa.

  On the way up the Mountain the bridge the party crosses collapses and you'll lose one of the SOLDIERS traveling with you. Guide the team through the caves and at a fountain Sephiroth will explain to Cloud and Tifa about Mako and Materia. Once at the Reactor Tifa is ordered to stay outside while Cloud and Septhiroth go inside to investigate. Inside the reactor they discover Hojo's twisted experiments in infusing too much Mako into human beings. With a slip of the tongue Cloud get's Sephiroth to understand that he was part of an experiment and that his mother Jenova is actually a thing. After Septhiroth throws a fit one of the creatures breaks out of his tank.

  Cloud's memory of the events in Nibelheim are kinda hazy and he can't quite seem to remember what happened when he confronted Sephiroth and the flashback ends there.

  When you reach the Swamps in front of the mines you'll see a big snake like creature swimming around down there. You could try to make a break for it but unless your really lucky you'll have to fight him and at the level your probably at your dead for sure. You'll need a Chocobo so travel North to the barn to see if you can rent one.

  Seems that Chocobo Billy is already taking care of some Chocobo's for somebody else but he'll tell you how to catch one and about greens and such. . Before you leave talk to one of the Chocobos. Say "Wark" and Chocobos will do a little dance for you finishing by giving you a Choco/Mog Materia.

  Once you come out of the Mythril Mines head to the nearest forests to Junon and keep walking around until you meet her. In this forest it should be around a 1/15th chance. She's a pretty tough fighter with a cool fire attack but you should be able to beat her with no trouble at all.

  When the battle is over Yuffie is lying down exhausted. Whatever you do don't go to the Save point and don't activate your menu or she'll disappear along with some of your Gil. Go over and examine her and have this exact conversation or she'll take off and you have to do it all over again.

Yuffie: "You spiky headed jerk! One more time, let's go one more time!"
Cloud: "Not Interested"
Yuffie: "Your pretty scared of me, huh?"
Cloud: "......petrified"
She'll start to walk away but turn back
Yuffie: "I'm really gonna leave! REALLY!"
Cloud: "Wait a second!"
Yuffie: "You want me to go with you?"
Cloud: "That's right.
Yuffie: "All right! I'll go with you!"
Cloud: "Let's hurry on."

  That should do it, Yuffie will join your party and he'll level will be around the same as you are now. Too bad she can't do any of those special moves that she did in battle anymore.

Bottomswell- Level 23, HP 2500, MP 100: The only way to use your normal attacks on him is if you have a Long Range materia equipped or a long range weapon. Fire is extremely effective. Bottemswell has an attack where he'll put a bubble around one of your fighters which slowly drains their HP. Use a fire spell to break it. Keep your HP over 150 because when you kill him he'll use a Big Wave as a Final Attack.

  Uh oh Priscilla isn't breathing and Cloud needs to give her CPR stat! 5 huge breaths should be able to do it. While Priscilla recovers talk to the lady near the entrance and as thanks she'll let you and your party stay there for the night.

  The next day Cloud awakes to hear parade music. Something is up in Junon. Go visit Priscilla and she'll give you a Shiva as gratitude for saving her life. Cloud can't go up to Junon because of the guard by the elevator but Priscilla loans him her Dolphin whistle to jump him up over the electrical wires.

  When your in the water don't move but blow the whistle. The first jump will miss but when you land don't move and blow the whistle again and Mr. Dolphin should able to lift you up onto the rafter. Climb up the support beam to enter Junon.

  Your late for the parade so you need to jump in the back where there's in opening in front of a live TV audience. When the other SOLDIERS raise their gun's do the same. Depending on how well Cloud does shows up on the TV ratings and the producer will give you a gift depending on that.

29% or lower = Grenade
30-39% = Potion (x6)
40-49% = Ether (x6)
50% or higher = 5000 Gil

  When the Parade ends you'll see Rufus and Heidegger get into a fight and you'll know that Sephiroth is around. After doing a little greeting to Rufus Cloud is free to go wander around Junon. You might even find the Turks hanging out in a few Bars. Stop at the Respectable Inn and go down to the Beginners Hall where you'll find some ghosts of some people in Sector 7. You'll learn a little bit more and there's a Enemy-Skill Materia on the floor for you to take.

  After your done looking around the shops keep going west until you hit the Dock where Cloud will have to give Rufus another send off. (if you look you can see Red XIII peeking over a crate). Just like the parade Rufus mood goes on how well you perform and Heidegger will give you a gift accordingly.

  When your done join Red XIII on the boat and you'll set sail for the new continent.

  While Barret has one of his fits again an Alarm goes off. Doesn't sound like they spotted Cloud and the rest so it must be Sephiroth. Get your party of three together and go down below where you'll find a bunch of dead Sailors. (Note- Shinra Marines are carrying some Shinra Beta armor so make sure to steal one)

  In the back of the boat there are some items you can pick up most importantly a Wind Slash weapon. Talk to the dying guard and Cloud will see Sephiroth again for the first time in 5 years and you'll engage in a boss fight with Jenova-BIRTH.

Jenova-BIRTH- Level 25, HP 4000, MP 110: It's strongest attack is a Tail Lazer which can take up to 200 HP. Use your Summon Spells like Choco/Mog and Shiva along with your normal attacks. You'll get a White Cape when you win.

  Before you go back in hiding on you way to Costa Del Sol pick up the Ifrit Materia.

  When the tracks split into high and low, take the high tracks and go into the little station both to lower the draw bridge on the lower tracks. Before going back though climb up the mountain to see some baby birds who have 10 Phoenix Downs on them. It's not nice to take things from baby birds and you'll piss off your partners.

  Climb back down and and this time take the lower tracks. While your friend's go right take the left path and you can pick up some items in a underground miners cave. Now follow where your friends went and the tracks will take you to North Corel.

  Go to the Battle Arena and you'll see that everyone there is dead. Sephiroth? Nope they where shot. One of the tellers who is still alive will tell you that man with a gun arm did this. Barret? Before Cloud finds out Dio and a bunch of guards come in and assume that Cloud and Cait are the ones responsible. Cait Sith urges Cloud to run but they are soon caught by the Robotic Guards and thrown into Gold Saucer's very own prison.

  When you do see Barret he doesn't feel like talking so follow him off screen to the house in the lower part of the Prison. (Note-there are some bandits that steal items from you. Kill them fast to get it back but sometimes they'll disappear with your item forever.) When you go in the house Barret will make like he's going to shoot Cloud but end up shooting the annoying bandit who's been following you around. Barret will tell you about when him and his friend Dyne got back to find North Corel burning to have Scarlet shoot off their arms causing Dyne to fall down a cliff. Barret thinks that Dyne also got the same surgery for a gun arm so he must of been the one doing all those killings.

  Pick another person to join Cloud and Barret and go back up from where you started. You'll find that the guy who was guarding the fence is dead so go up there and to the right. You'll see Dyne near some gravestones. Barret will break off from your party to have one final showdown with Dyne.

Dyne- Level 23, HP 1200, MP 20: You'll fight this battle with only Barret so just use his basic attacks . Dyne's hits will fill up Barret's limit gauge pretty fast. Dyne has an attack where he'll throw an S-Mine right after his normal attack so make sure your HP is over 300 at all times.

  After you defeat Dyne he'll give you a pendant to give to his real daughter Marlene. After that he'll lose his will to live and jump of a cliff.

  Go down to the most southern house that's flanked by guards and see Mr. Costas. Barret will show him the pendant and he'll let Cloud be a Jockey to race for his freedom. He'll need a manager so just on time Ester walks in and gives Cloud instructions on how to race and provides him with his own Chocobo. In the lounge area talk to Joe and make sure to pick up a Ramuh Materia that's sitting in one of the stalls before you leave.

  When you finally win you'll get a letter from Dio saying he's sorry for the mishap and he'll loan you a buggy to use. Unlike a Chocobo you can still encounter enemies while using it.

  Keep heading south until you see a city in a twisted metal of destruction than you'll know you hit Gongaga.

  When you enter you'll see Reno and Rude talking about who they like and whatever. Elena will come up behind you remarking how immature they are before recognizing Cloud and his party then you'll be forced to fight them.

Reno- Level 22, HP 2000, MP 80 and Rude- Level 23, HP 2000, MP 135:  Reno and Rude use a lot of magic in this fight so make sure you have the Fire Ring and the Elemental-Fire Materia linked up to help you protect against this. Go after Rude because he's the one out of the two who does all the healing. When they've had enough you'll receive an X-Potion and a Fairy Tail.

  Kinda odd that the Turks knew where Cloud and the others are. There might be a spy in your group but Cloud just wants to be able to trust everyone. Follow Elena to the Destroyed Mako Reactor and you'll see Scarlet and Tseng inspecting it. When they leave check out the Reactor and you'll get an option to reach in for something. Do it and you'll receive a Titan Materia.

  Go back to the crossroads and take the path that heads out of the area. Pick up a Death-Blow Materia and go back to take the 2nd path into Gongaga Village. If you have Tifa and Aeris in your party to go one of the houses and some elderly people will ask if Cloud knew a young SOLDIER named Zack. Cloud doesn't but this disturbs both Tifa and Aeris. If you want to be mean just leave them behind and they'll still be in your party but if you want to know what they beef is go ask them.

  When your finished looking around Gongaga Village leave and take the cart west to the canyons. It's a little tricky to get through but your buggy will break down in front of a town.

  Cosmo Canyon is dedicated to the study of life and the planet. Go talk to one of the students down below and he'll offer to fix your buggy for you. Red went upstairs to see his grandfather. Follow him up and you'll meet Bugenhagen , Cosmo Canyon's elder, and he'll offer to give you a lesson on the lifestream. Choose a couple of people from your party to join you in the observatory where you'll learn about Shinra's destruction of the planet and it's life energy.

  After it's over you'll find the rest of your party feeling very philosophical (with the exception of Yuffie) sitting around Cosmo Candle. Take time to talk to everyone and then talk to Red XIII last. He'll talk about his pride for his mother and his shame for his father which will prompt Bugenhagen to show up and offer to show Red XIII something. Chose one other party member to go with you to follow him.

  Bugenhagen will open up a sealed door to the Cave of Gi. It's very dangerous and filled with enemies so be prepared.

  In each cave there are a bunch of rocks you can break open but all of them except one lead to nothing but monsters. The furthest right cave as the rock you want to break to open the secret door above you.

  This area is like a small make to get items and an oil pit you have to walk over to keep from slipping and sliding. When you enter go left and down through the oil spot to get an Added Effect materia and walk down some stairs to get various other items.

  In the next area will be 5 different paths for you to take. Some of them lead to items. Heres how it goes. The furthest left tunnel leads back out through the furthest right tunnel; the 2nd and 4th tunnels take you through a spider web to fight some stingers. Take the 2nd tunnel to lead up to the next area.

  Don't approach the face until you give yourself good protection against fire. Walk up the face and you'll engage in another boss fight.

Gi Nattak- Level 29, HP 5500, MP 200 and Soul Fires: The Soul Fires can be a real pain especially when they posses you and hit you with a fire 2 until they come back out again. Gi Nattak is hurt by Holy which means healing spells. So it may seem a bit odd but keep curing him (which will actually hurt him). Also hit him with your summons like Choco/Mog to paralyze and Shiva to really hurt the Soul Fires. You'll get a Phoenix Down and a Wizer Staff when you win.

  Pick up the Gravity Materia that's lying around and follow Bugenhagen deeper into the Cave. There Red XIII will get the shock of finding out that his father was a hero after all and gave his life to keeping the intruders from taking a single step into Cosmo Canyon.

  You'll go out to see that the man kept true to his word and fixed your buggy. Wind out of the Canyon's and head North for Nibelheim.

  Check out the town and go into the Shinra Mansion. Sephiroth was here before so there's a good chance he'll be here again.

1. Look for the lid of the box with the most oxygen (It's the treasure chest upstairs in the atrium. Read the back of the lid for the number 36)
   
2. Behind the Ivory's short of tea and ray (It means the Piano keys are short of the notes Tei and Ray. Check the floor around the piano for the number 10)
   
3. The creek in the floor near the chair on the second floor. Then to the left five steps, up nine steps, left two steps, and up six steps. (The creek in the floor is in the upstairs bedroom next to the chair, follow the steps to find the number 59)
   
4. missing (It means the 4th clue is written in invisible ink, try looking on the sheet where the dial 4 clue should be to find the number 97)

Lost Number- Level 35, HP 7000, MP 300: This guy is a real toughy. To help you out have Aeris in your party with your Limit Breaks set to 1 so she can use her Seal Evil to paralyze him. After a while of beating one side dies while the other takes over. The Red side casts nothing but spells to hurt him extra by only using physical attacks. The Purple side does nothing but pummel you with it's huge fists so use only magic to hurt him extra. You'll get Red XIII's 4th limit break Cosmo Memory for winning.

  After the battle pick up the key in the save and the Odin Materia before heading down to the basement library where Cloud went to see Sephiroth in his flashback.

  Before you go into the library you'll notice a door in the hallway. With the key you got from the safe you'll now be able to open it. Go to the center coffin to wake up Vincent. Tell him about Sephiroth and he'll go back to sleep in his coffin. Wake him up again and he'll give you his name and tell you about his past love with Lucricia. Vincent will again go back to sleep. This time leave and head for the stairs where he'll stop you and join your party.

  Now go in the library to Confront Sephiroth. He'll tell Cloud about the reunion and invite him to Mt. Nibel. Sephiroth t

Rocket Town

Check out the shops and talk to the people around town and you'll hear about the Captain and how he spends all his time fixing up that old Shinra Rocket. Go to his house which is in the middle back and he'll find that it's empty. When you go in the backyard you'll see a small plane called the Tiny Bronco. Should you steal it? Before you can do anything a friend of the Captain's's named Shera comes out and tells you that you can find the him in the Rocket.   Climb up the long stairs to the Rocket and ask him to tell you about it. The Captain will introduce himself as Cid and tell you about how he was going to be the first man in outer space when Shinra started their new space program. Cid's in a pretty good mood because President Rufus is going to stop by about some business. Cid thinks it's about restarting the space program. When you ask to borrow the Tiny Bronco he'll basically tell you no way in hell so just leave him up there and go back to his house.   Cid will follow you in and berates Shera as she fixes Cloud and his friends some Tea. She'll tell you about how she deserves the way Cid treats her because she ruined his dreams of flying out into space because she wouldn't get out of the engine room in time of the launch because her checks on the oxygen tanks were satisfactory and forced Cid to abort the launch. Shinra closed down their space program to get involved with other things before another launch could be rescheduled.

Yuffie's Sub-Quest

If Yuffie is in your party when the Tiny Bronco goes down she'll suggest that you head West. (Note-you can do this anytime during the game). Head to the western continent and park the Tiny Bronco at the closest beach. A little ways up the trail Yuffie will stop you and tells some story about how it's really dangerous up ahead. Mmm, Cloud thinks something's up but they are interrupted by some Shinra Guards. When the Guards attack Yuffie takes off with most if not all your materia.   Well now your stuck. You can't leave on the Tiny Bronco without getting your materia back from Yuffie so head North through the twisty path until you reach Wutai. (Note-keep saving your guy on this stretch because without your materia the creatures can kill you a lot easier)   Once in Wutai Yuffie will shout something to you and take off. It's time to play a little game of cat and mouse. Talk to the villagers and they'll hint that Yuffie went to Godo's house that's near the pagoda. Inside you'll see a sleeping man who must be Godo. Keep talking to him over and over until Yuffie comes out and they get into a fight. Then you'll realize that Yuffie is Godo's daughter. But before you can catch her she'll take off again. Godo's house has two secret rooms on each side with fake walls. In them is a Hairpin for Red and a Magic Shuriken for Yuffie.   Go back down to Wutai and go into the Materia Shop. Except the storekeeper tells you that the town is all out. Open the treasure chest and you'll get a MP Absorb Materia, but a split second later Yuffie pick pockets it and hauls ass out of there.   Go to the house right of the entrance and a little girl will remark on how a strange looking girl barged into their house. Peek around the screen and you'll find Yuffie but again she springs out before you can catch her.   Check out the front of Turtle's Paradise and you'll see the Jar moving back and forth. This time Cloud and his companions are ready and block off all the exits. Go to the jar and punch it three times and Yuffie will pop out. She'll take you back to her house to give back your materia.   While Yuffie takes Cloud to her place the Turks are having a drink in the Turtle's Paradise when some Shinra SOLDIERS burst in and ask for their help in catching a fugitive. Because it's their day off Rude and Reno blow them off but Elena offers to help.   Yuffie takes you to the basement where she tells you some sob story about how Wutai has turned into a petty resort town and how she needs materia. She tells Cloud to pull the left switch but it's a Trap! A giant cage comes down and traps two members of Cloud's party as Yuffie takes off yet again. (It doesn't matter which switch you pull for the cage to come down) Pull the switch again to lift up the cage and go back to the area in front of Godo's house. Run up to the bell and hit it with the gong once to open a secret door.   Inside the secret room you'll see Yuffie being kidnapped by non other than the Pervert Don Corneo. But that's not all he's also kidnapped Elena too. Before you can do anything the Shinra SOLDIERS come in to get the Don but end up attack you instead while he makes his escape.   Back outside you'll see Reno and Rude and agree not to get in each others way as they try to get their girls back. Reno gives you the hint that they went to the place that sticks out the the most (Da-Chao Mountains). Go with the Turks to track him down.   When you get there Yuffie and Elena are tied up to the mountain and the Don is again picking his companion for the night which happens to be Yuffie (guess it doesn't matter that she's underaged). Don's still pissed for Cloud killing Apps back in the sewers and unleashes a new playmate. Rapps- Level 39, HP 6000, MP 300: This is tough because you don't have your materia to help you. Use your normal attacks and hopefully you stocked up on items like Fire Veil and Swift Bolt. Have Barret use his Mindblow to keep Rapps from using his deadly Aero 3 attack that can dish out 1,500 HP points each. When you defeat him you'll get a Peace Ring.   The Don isn't about to give up that easily when he flips Elena and Yuffie upside down and threatens to make squashed tomatoes out of them. But the Turks come to the rescue and throw him off the cliff.   Back at Yuffie's house she'll give you back your materia but all in the wrong Order. Well at least you got it back and now you can visit the Weapon shop to get supplies.

Battle at the Pagoda

The Cait and the Keystone